Sustainability

Sustainability at Link Logistics is about helping our customers thrive. We invest in creating energy-efficient spaces and innovative programs that enable businesses to lower operating costs and meet evolving power demands. With a practical, value-oriented approach to sustainability, we build real estate solutions that drive decarbonization, productivity and long-term growth.

Link Logistics Publishes Latest Sustainability Case Study

Report examines the strategic scaling of the firm’s LED program to drive energy efficiency, decarbonize and deliver cost savings to customers.

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Ambitious sustainability targets

100%

carbon neutral operations by 2025

100%

of operations powered by renewable energy sources by 2024

100%

LED or high-efficiency lighting by 2025

100%

of properties benchmarked via U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager

100%

of new developments to be LEED Certified

300

megawatts of solar energy installed by 2025

100%

of properties benchmarked via U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager

100%

of new developments to be LEED Certified

300

megawatts of solar energy installed by 2025

Creating value for people and the planet

Link Logistics’ Sustainability team leverages subject matter expertise, proprietary data and research, and state-of-the-art technology to advance the firm’s environmental goals while reducing costs for our customers.

Meet the Sustainability team

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Sam Stockdale

Managing Director, Energy and Sustainability

Tyler Deaton

Vice President, Building Solutions

Matthew Brown

Vice President, Sustainability Platform Manager, Technology

Miriam Benjamin

Director, Energy Efficiency

Michael Hillesheim

Director, Head of Engineering Solutions

Marshall Kaiser

Director, Building Solutions Renewables

Laura Rude

Director, Energy & Utilities

Andrew Soltis

Director, Roofing & Capital Strategy

Sreya Tolety

Director, Energy Data & Analytics

Energy & Utilities

The Energy & Utilities team maximizes the value of Link Logistics’ sustainability services by leading Energy Solutions, our proprietary energy and utility management amenity. Their work creates operational stability in our spaces, and ensures supply security and price stability for our customers.

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Energy Data & Analytics

The Energy Data & Analytics team harnesses the power of technological infrastructure to drive energy efficiency and foster sustainable practices by effectively managing volumes of energy and utility data. Our data analytics methods provide a clear overview of our initiatives’ impact.

Building Solutions

The Building Solutions team maintains a vertically integrated platform that promotes operational excellence and sustainability for our customers by increasing energy efficiency and reducing operating expenses. Their work, which includes our LED and solar programs, differentiates Link Logistics while supporting the firm’s sustainability targets and adapting to technology demands.

Collaborations

ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year

Link Logistics received the ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award in 2022, 2023 and 2024 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. We are the first company in the industrial real estate sector to earn this honor, which distinguishes the top corporate energy management programs. In 2024, we were also awarded the Sustained Excellence and Excellence in Data Innovation distinctions.

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Supporting family landowners

Link Logistics committed nearly $5 million to support family forest owners, conserve woodlands and fight climate change through the American Forest Foundation and The Nature Conservancy’s Family Forest Carbon Program. We are the first real estate firm to participate in this new and forward-thinking approach to climate impact and emissions management.

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Scaling energy efficiency

Link Logistics’ collaboration with EcoEnergy Insights, a Carrier company, will drive value across our national portfolio by meeting the demand for energy-efficient facilities. By empowering customers to use energy analytics to achieve cost savings and minimize their carbon footprints, we advance our own climate objectives while also progressing sustainability at scale.

Link Logistics sustainability in the news

Articles | Oct. 30, 2024

Link Logistics Publishes 2023 Sustainability Report

Report highlights firm’s strong progress toward decarbonization and commitment to social impact programs aimed at creating tangible change New York – October 31, 2024 – Link Logistics (“Link” or the “Company”), a leading operator of last-mile logistics real estate, today announced the release of its 2023 Sustainability Report. “Since our founding five years ago, the […]

Insights | Sep. 12, 2023

Making Space for the Energy Transition

At Link Logistics, our purpose is to drive the U.S. economy forward by providing businesses with space to grow in our best-in-class industrial real estate properties. Lately, this mission has felt especially important when working with companies that are helping to steer the energy transition. Scientists agree that transitioning to cleaner forms of energy […]

Articles | May 18, 2023

Link Featured in Wall Street Journal: ‘Green Energy Is Helping Drive U.S. Industrial Real Estate Growth’

Link Logistics was featured in a report by The Wall Street Journal about how renewable energy companies are driving growth for industrial real estate. “Solar has been around taking space for a long time,” Link CEO Luke Petherbridge told the news outlet. “But what we’ve seen more recently is significant acceleration of EV demand as […]